My New Geography Project (Part 4)

So this week I am posting about jellyfish being eaten in Japan as a delicacy to link in with last weeks post :) 


Did you know that...?

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 - In some countries, such as Japan, jellyfish are known as a delicacy.
 - In Japan, cured jellyfish are rinsed, cut into strips and served with vinegar as an appetizer.
 - Desalted, ready-to-eat products are also available.
 - Some Fishermen have begun to harvest jellyfish along the southern Atlantic coast of the United States and in the Gulf of Mexico for export to Asia.
 - The dish is often served shredded with a dressing of oil, soy sauce, vinegar and sugar, or as a salad with vegetables.


I also learnt 10 facts about Japan this week...

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 - Capital: Tokyo 
 - Language: Japanese 
 - It's made up of over 6,800 volcanic Islands 
 - It is located along the Pacific Ring Of fire
 - Japan’s four main islands, Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku
 - Population: 127million (July 2009)
 - Life Expectancy average: 82 years
 - Literacy rate: 99%
 - Acid Rain is a big problem in Japan
 - Japan is the world's largest consumer of the Amazon Rain forest's timber.

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Next week is the last week... Don't worry you won't be disappointed :)
Thanks, 
Bye,
 :)

My New Geography Project (Part 3)

This week I have decided to post on Jelly Fish as Leonardo DiCaprio was bitten by a Jellyfish on his right upper arm.

Here are 5 facts I have learnt about Jellyfish:

 - Jellyfish lived on Earth before dinosaurs

 - Jellyfish have tiny stinging cells in their tentacles to stun/paralyse their prey before they eat them.

 - They eat and discard waste from the one opening

 - As jellyfish squirt water from their mouths they are propelled forward.

 - Some jellyfish are clear in colour. Others are pink, yellow, blue, and purple.

 - They eat fish, shrimp, crabs, tiny plants, and smaller jellyfish.

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Jellyfish are particularly common in The Pacific Ocean. Here are 10 facts I learnt about it this week:

 - It's the largest ocean on earth. It covers 30% of the earth's surface

 - The Pacific Ocean’s name has an original meaning of ‘peaceful sea’.

 - The Mariana Trench in the Pacific is the deepest known area of the Earth’s oceans.

 - It contains about 25000 different islands.

 - It is surrounded by the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area with a many of active volcanoes.

 - It has 91 major ports and harbours

 - It is more than five times the diameter of the Moon.

 - The Pacific Ocean is currently shrinking due to plate tectonics, while the Atlantic Ocean is increasing in size, by roughly 2–3 cm/yr on 3 sides

 - Water temperatures in The Pacific Ocean vary from freezing to 30 °C

 - The Pacific Ocean developed from the Panthalassic Ocean following the breakup of Pangea.

 

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I wanted to put this in too because I think its so cute!

 My sources:

Facts on jellyfish

Facts on The Pacific Ocean

Facts on The Pacific Ocean


Anyone think they know what I'm linking Jellyfish to for next weeks blog?